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Serial Pictures has signed director Arnaud Uyttenhove for North American representation spanning commercials, branded entertainment, and music videos. The young, Belgium filmmaker has already established himself in the commercial world, directing for worldwide brands including Hermes, Airbnb, Coca-...

YouTube has plenty of problems to deal with, ranging from advertiser boycotts to a recommendation engine often blamed for encouraging conspiracies on the video-sharing network. But rarely does it score such a spectacular own goal as it did with its 2018 year-in-review video. That production is...

Creative content studio The Collective @ LAIR has signed NYC-based director Kamp Kennedy for commercial and network content representation in the U.S. Expanding on a prolific career in the music and beauty industries, Kennedy has amassed a body of work which includes commercial, feature films and...

Amandla Stenberg brought the audience to their feet as she talked of being protected by the ancestors. KiKi Layne evoked tears as she talked about having the comfort of black women during an exciting but "terrifying" time. Regina Hall kept people in stitches as she cracked jokes and celebrated her...

As authorities laid out their case against "Empire" actor Jussie Smullett, the narrative that emerged Thursday sounded like that of a filmmaker who wrote, cast, directed and starred in a short movie. Prosecutors said Smollett gave detailed instructions to the accomplices who helped him stage a...

“Wonder Woman” took moviegoers by storm in 2017, taking in more than $820 million in ticket sales worldwide. And Patty Jenkins’ role as director of the blockbuster was part of a positive — if possibly short-lived — trend for women directors that year. Counting each year’s 200 top-grossing films,...

For Grammy-winning producer-songwriter Alexander Shuckburgh, the Academy Awards are so close and yet so far. Shuckburgh should be celebrating as an Oscar nominee since a song he co-wrote — "All the Stars" from the "Black Panther" soundtrack — is competing for best original song at Sunday's show...

After more than a decade collaborating with the writer and director Alfonso Cuaron, producer Gabriela Rodriguez knew his work inside out. But even she didn't anticipate the universal success his "Roma" has enjoyed. "I thought it would have an interesting impact in Latin America, but not that it...

Adam Kahn has been promoted to chief creative officer of Grey Midwest. He has served as executive creative director since 2015. Kahn’s promotion was announced by Grey’s worldwide CCO, John Patroulis. Grey Midwest, a future-facing, end-to-end marketing hub located in Cincinnati, debuted in April...

"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett turned himself in early Thursday to face accusations that he filed a false police report when he told authorities he was attacked in Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck, police said. Smollett turned himself in at...